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David Talby

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CEO at John Snow Labs
📍 Greater Seattle Area, United States

David Talby is the CEO of John Snow Labs and Pacific AI, dedicated to applying AI and NLP to solve real-world problems in healthcare. Described by colleagues as a technologist and inspirational leader, he created the widely-used Spark NLP library and holds a PhD and an MBA from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He has a stated interest in natural language processing, applied artificial intelligence in healthcare, and responsible AI. No verifiable information is publicly available regarding his personal hobbies or non-work-related activities.

He is the creator of Spark NLP, the worlds most widely used natural language processing library for enterprises.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Seattle Area, United States
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AI in Healthcare
His entire career, multiple companies, and numerous publications are dedicated to applying AI to solve real-world problems in the healthcare and life science sectors.
AI Governance
He is the CEO of Pacific AI, a company focused entirely on AI governance, and frequently speaks and posts about the evolving landscape of AI regulations and compliance.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
CEO
John Snow Labs
2019 - 12-2024
CTO
John Snow Labs
1-2025
CEO
Pacific AI
10-2016 - 12-2024
CTO
Pacific AI
3-2012 - 7-2017
SVP Engineering & CTO
Atigeo
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Media appearances

David Talby's Blog | John Snow Labs. Featured in John Snow Labs
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David Talby | CEO - John Snow Labs | Forbes Technology Council. Featured in Forbes Technology Council
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Education
2001 - 2006
PhD
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1997 - 1999
MBA
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1997 - 1999
M.Sc.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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